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March 09, 2016

I Think My Brain is Still on Vacation

We went away in mid-January for about 5 weeks - took a couple of cruises and just relaxed. We figured we needed it after the past year. Trouble is we've been back just a bit over 2 weeks and I just can't seem to get going on things. I think my brain is still on the ship. :)

Speaking of the trip, I thought I'd share a bit about it. This is the Miami Beach bit. We left the day before the big storm was due to hit the U.S. east coast. A bit of luck there as it wasn't as bumpy a flight as it would have been the next day (and no our area did not get the storm nor was forecast to get it). Miami Beach/South Beach was a bit of a surprise - it wasn't warm and boy was it windy, plus Friday (our first full day down there) it rained all day - guess that was their part of the big storm.

View from the poolside café

Walkway down to the pool and beach - this was closed off most of the time we were there because of the high winds and the danger of palm fronds coming down. There was another more protected walkway to use though.

The view from our balcony on a very wet and windy Friday. Never did get to use the balcony as it was just too windy. John made the mistake of heading out to the drug store/pharmacy a block away during a break in the storm but before he got back it started back up again and he ended up drenched. We thought better of going out for dinner and instead had a very nice dinner at Lure - a seafood restaurant right in our own building.

Evening looking out over the beach - a few stalwarts were out there but not many.

Still windy the next day but no rain and the beach and pool look more normal.

Looking back at our room - top right.

After a walk along the boardwalk (thankfully protected from the winds off of the ocean by berms) on our final full day in South Beach it was time for lunch and a drink out by the pool - not the sweatshirt jacket - it was that windy and cool.

Ok, I think it is time now that my brain kept thinking that we were still on vacation - things need doing! Hope you've enjoyed this peek into our Miami Beach part of our trip. BTW, I'd love to go back there sometime but maybe have the weather be a bit more hospitable.

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I Think My Brain is Still on Vacation

We went away in mid-January for about 5 weeks - took a couple of cruises and just relaxed. We figured we needed it after the past year. Trouble is we've been back just a bit over 2 weeks and I just can't seem to get going on things. I think my brain is still on the ship. :)

Speaking of the trip, I thought I'd share a bit about it. This is the Miami Beach bit. We left the day before the big storm was due to hit the U.S. east coast. A bit of luck there as it wasn't as bumpy a flight as it would have been the next day (and no our area did not get the storm nor was forecast to get it). Miami Beach/South Beach was a bit of a surprise - it wasn't warm and boy was it windy, plus Friday (our first full day down there) it rained all day - guess that was their part of the big storm.

View from the poolside café

Walkway down to the pool and beach - this was closed off most of the time we were there because of the high winds and the danger of palm fronds coming down. There was another more protected walkway to use though.

The view from our balcony on a very wet and windy Friday. Never did get to use the balcony as it was just too windy. John made the mistake of heading out to the drug store/pharmacy a block away during a break in the storm but before he got back it started back up again and he ended up drenched. We thought better of going out for dinner and instead had a very nice dinner at Lure - a seafood restaurant right in our own building.

Evening looking out over the beach - a few stalwarts were out there but not many.

Still windy the next day but no rain and the beach and pool look more normal.

Looking back at our room - top right.

After a walk along the boardwalk (thankfully protected from the winds off of the ocean by berms) on our final full day in South Beach it was time for lunch and a drink out by the pool - not the sweatshirt jacket - it was that windy and cool.

Ok, I think it is time now that my brain kept thinking that we were still on vacation - things need doing! Hope you've enjoyed this peek into our Miami Beach part of our trip. BTW, I'd love to go back there sometime but maybe have the weather be a bit more hospitable.